Brake-lever.



No. 836,640. PATBNTBD Nov. zo, 1906. G. 0. DUNN L s. D. WHITAKBR BRAKE' LEVER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2.11906.

' irre/M0515.

l UNITED y STATES GEORGE o. DUNN Ann senin n yWHITAKER, on INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, i

PATENT oir-Fiorai.

BRAKE-LEVER Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 2, 1906. Serial Noi 294.309.

'Patented Nov. 20`,`N196.

.To all whom it may concern:

5 the county of' Marion and State of ndiana,

have invented certain new and useful Imrovements in Brake -Levers for Automoiles and Like Vehicles, of which the follow ing is a speciiication.

This invention relates to a'hrake-lever for automobiles vand "like vehicles; and the object of the invention .is to produce such a lever that will automatically catch on its forward moveriient, thus kee mg the brake set,

1 5 and when released the bra e-lever will return to normal without employing a'means to prev t the pawl enga ging the rac y Ve accomplisht e object oi our invention ,by the mechanism illustrated in the acco1nzopanyingI drawings, which are made a part hereof, and 'on which similar numerals. of

reference indicate similar parts. i

- 4Figure 1 is a side elevation of our im roved brake-lever as seen from -the dotted line 1 z in Figi 3. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Figi,- except that the lever is shown in its forward position. Fig. 3 is an endelevation. ofthe -construction shown in Fi 2 as seen Jfrom the dotted line 3 3 insai 'figure Fig. 4 is 3o a Jfragmentary detail of the upper end of the brake-lever. the pawl.

In the 2 isl a standard for supporting the brake' lFig. 5 is a perspective View of 35 :lever and is secured to the floor 1 by means ofv the screw-boite 3. f

5 is Athe brake-lever that pivotally con? nects with the standard 2 .by means of they bolt 6.' The brake-lever 5 `extends upward. 4o "and parallel with the standard 2l and passes 'through-aslot 8 in the floor 1 and into the interior ofthe vehicle. The brakeleve;` 5 nearits'upper end is rovided with an a erture 10, that'forms a' earing for the aw 12.

45 The brake-lever 5 Ahas its upper encut' on l an arc 11'y which is Vconcentricv with'the aperture in the'hody. The pawl 12 is provided withthe slot ,17,fi`nto which thenpper.` 'end of the brake-lever 5 extends. The pawl 50 12 hasanapertu're 1'9,`that intersects the .slot 17 and registers .with the aperture 10 in thebrake-lever 5. A-pin passes through 'the apertures12 and 19, so that -the pawl 12 will have movement independent .o

Aoperators foot in order to secure the neces timethe vvehiclefis resting." 'When gis? desired to release the leve1"5, thejo" drawings, 1 is the iioor of vehicle.

the brake- 55 lever 5, and said movement oi. the pawl 12 is limited by means of the shoulders 15v at l yThe pawl 12 is also provided Withthe fot'- plate 18, whichhas sufficient surface for thez'tiq sary power for operating the devic e.j""'lh lower end of the pawl 12 engages afsegm'nta rack 25, that .is secured to the iioor 1 'in'an suitable manner. n

The brake-lever 5 normally stands intheg *1" position-indicated' in Fi' 1, thus"lldiating that thebrake is out o operating positio 11 .'{l

When theo erator applies his.- foot toA thej pawl 12, sai pawl remains in contactfwith.; io andfrides over the teeth of the segment f so that the footis raisedlwithout changing' the position 'of .the awl thelatter remain in engagement wit fthe rack, and thus hold the tension? at the1 point the foot is' remov f To returnthe hrake-lever to normalgwliefii"I released, `'We provide the spring(Y 30, shaving? suitable strength, which` isfseculted to thel` lever at one end and with the loorl: other' I -I Fig. 2Xsho'w`s the positiono the ra lever 5 when the brake-isset tosto. v"th vehicle, and inwhich osition-.the permittedto' remain uringlt eratoi places his foot upon foot-plate lxofat 'pawl l12 thus movingsaid pawl roinithe position, shown'loy` the i otted linesinf Fi '.2' to thee position shown by meanso-the ilinesgnpg 'i saidgure. out of engagement with 'the segmental rack This movement raises the pawl f lofi ths aws pawl, and the added strengt min'rengag'e the rack 25.."Theimpactbffthe IIQWever,shoulda be desired @positively hold the awloutfo engagement withithe rack wlien the 'brake is in its resting osi, tion a spring 40.could"he emploi ed,w `'oh 1 would'engag1,'e' ;tl:iel e e. 41 int e ever'uand f a similar eye y4t2 in the" awl 12.` (See Fig. 2`.) The spring woul yhave only suflcient" strength to holgl the pawl out of contact with nl ieracl, but would in no Way interfoije l said. awl when the lztttei" engaged the i'eol', i

'oi' t. e ieeson in the letter instance the spring 3U would be ipl'ying greet 5 end tliioughtlii's positioning of the parte the clown into "che teeth of the melt A rod 50 pivotally oon nests with the brake legalen y5 `by means-sei the pivot '.5 1- andi-extends ro to anellemgeges vsxtlilstn-tl opeliehesthe breite mechanism. (Notshe'wn.) Y Having 'thus `fully desolibed; oui'- said .in7 Yentiom Whet, we desise to seems. by Letters and e tension' deviee foi the lever 'for retul'nit 'to noimel' poei'iee.`

2'. im e device of the' eheieetei' described emnpisng the linke-lever, meme for pivotmounting Seid lever7 a pewl mounted on. Seid level' :and susceptible to movementl `in.- dependemtly of said lever, means on the levet 'oif'limiting the independent movement of the pewl, means for lioldingthewewlin a given position vwhen idle, a cete mounted independently of said pt mll to engege 'tlielettelr7 and stt-tensiondevice'I tomeu` tuimtlie said lever to -norme-lz.v

Witness' Whei-feof we `llevelieireunto set our hemels and seel,at Indimaipoli, Indiana, tliiesl'Stlir-dey ofDeoembe- A.. DL M995,

GEORGE O. DUNN? [13. SJA

SARAH D [1.r 5:]

Tvllitiiesees: y

E. W.y WQERNER,

J. A, Mmmm@- device 

